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Not to speak of the difference between "consumer price index", "producer price index" and "import/export price indices" (US Bureau of Labour Statistics).

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jun 23rd, 2006 at 09:52:58 AM EST
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Note that economists insist in NOT releasing the price data that is used to make those price indexes. All are funded with taxpayer money, but the only thing the taxpayer get is meaningless agregates.

Some personal rants at Bernard Salanie's blog

by Laurent GUERBY on Sun Jul 2nd, 2006 at 10:54:33 AM EST
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